This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 130,537 / 1,495,609
2. [NS2] Donkey Kong Bananza – 127,905 / NEW
3. [NSW] Tamagotchi Plaza – 9,081 / 149,279
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8,152 / 6,381,356
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,664 / 8,172,980
6. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 5,885 / 1,349,665
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,385 / 3,939,274
8. [NS2] Tamagotchi Plaza – 4,220 / 40,915
9. [NSW] Patapon 1 + 2 Replay – 3,248 / 12,119
10. [NSW] Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact – 3,174 / NEW
We’ve just heard about two new characters for the Marvel Cosmic Invasion roster, with Silver Surfer and Beta Ray Bill now confirmed. The announcement was shared at Comic-Con a short while ago.
Silver Surfer is a metallic-skinned humanoid alien who has appeared in the Fantastic Four series. Thanks to the Power Cosmic, the Surfer can stun any adversary. He can glide in the skies or close to the ground, and insectoid invaders can’t escape Galactus’ former herald.
March 12: Untold Tales and Varsav Game Studios are bringing Bee Simulator: The Hive to Nintendo Switch, the two sides revealed today. It’s due out later in 2025.
Bee Simulator: The Hive contains the original game from 2019 plus a hefty expansion named The Hive. The expansion includes new content and mechanics such as the ability build and customize a bee hive colony. Additionally, there are wind tunnels and jet streams to zip around the map faster, two new mini-game challenges, bee vision for gathering resources and highlighting outposts, weather randomization (in free flight mode), and more co-op maps playable in single-player.
We’re in the early days of Nintendo Switch 2, so it’s always interesting to see when a new game pops up. Speaking of which, a Nintendo eShop listing for Handy Hockey has appeared, which shows a release date of July 31, 2025.
Most Nintendo Switch 2 games thus far have been bigger names and from bigger publishers. Handy Hockey, however, seems to be more of a straightforward experience. It’s an air hockey game that supports up to four players and the new mouse controls. The action can also go up to 120 frames per second according to the official website, so there’s that.
We haven’t heard too many publishers commenting on why they’re using game-key cards on Nintendo Switch 2, but now NIS America has just done that – specifically for The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon.
Many were happy to hear that the recent news that Nintendo’s new console would be getting the RPG. However, it did come with that game-key card caveat for physical collectors.
We have a fresh trailer for Monument Valley 3, the latest entry in the puzzle series. The game landed on multiple consoles this week, including Nintendo Switch.
A rundown of what to expect can be found in the following overview:
NIS America just came through with the final western release date for The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon in the west. On both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, it’s due out on January 17, 2026.
Falcom’s RPG was originally only planned as a Nintendo Switch 1 title. However, NIS America ended up delaying the overseas launch to ready a version for Nintendo Switch 2 as well.
To recap, here’s an overview of the game:
WWE 2K25 has landed on Nintendo Switch 2, and while thus far it seems to be a pretty solid port, there is one key feature missing.
In a press release, 2K says that this version is not compatible with cross-platform Community Creations. The image uploader is also not supported.
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of July 24, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV, Wild Hearts S, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
The wait for Fruitbus on Nintendo Switch is almost over, with the release date now set for August 7, 2025. It will initially be sold digitally with a physical version to follow.
We heard that Fruitbus was bound for Nintendo Switch back in March. At the time, a vague 2025 launch window was provided.
